No Child Left Behind Revision Passed By Senate Education Committee, Moves One Step Closer To Law

The problem with this law is that there is too much emphasis on testing using only standardiz­ed measures of assessment­. Duncan knows this. There needs to be a discussion of what meaningful assessment is and what it means. The irony of it all is that the fed only contribute­s to 10% of state and schools budget, thereby inhibiting its inherent influence on schools. Instead, Harkin, Paul, and others need to be having a discussion on what meaningful assessment is to truly improve instructio­n for all.
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